The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that over one hundred and thirty seven thousand polling agents have been registered for the November 11, 2023 governorship poll in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. In a list of polling and collation agents released on Tuesday, INEC said at the close of the deadline for uploading…
With just five days to go before the November 11, 2023 election and in compliance with an Appeal Court judgment, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has added the name of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, to the final list of candidates for the poll in Bayelsa state INEC, in…
Ahead of the off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi state next weekend, a civil society organization (CSO), the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Center, (RULAAC) has questioned the prospects of a fair and credible election in Imo state The CSO also raised alarm over the recent attack on the President, Nigeria Labour…
The National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu has assured that President Bola Tinubu will not interfere in the November 11 election in Bayelsa Imo and Kogi states Ribadu says President Bola Tinubu is committed to credible elections, and that the the off-cycle Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo governorship elections will be free fair and credible Ribadu…
Human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has called on the National Assembly to set up a special committee to scrutinise the judgment of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court with a view to amending the Electoral Act 2022. Adegboruwa, who made the call while reacting to the Supreme Court judgment affirming the election of President…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Timipre Sylva, has written the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the immediate withdrawal of the amended candidates’ list for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. In a letter addressed to INEC through his counsel, Ahmed Raji, the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, accused INEC…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five (5) years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who disclosed this via a statement…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has made public the updated lists of candidates for the governorship elections in Imo and Bayelsa states. The names of Timipre Sylva and Joshua Maciver, the running mate for the All Progressives Congress, Iin Bayelsa state were not in the modified list that was posted on the commission’s website on…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has called for a peaceful election in the November 11 governorship polls in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call at the quarterly meeting with political parties on Tuesday. Yakubu noted that free and fair elections can be conducted in a peaceful atmosphere, urging…
